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Subchapter 17. Mine Safety Orders
Article 35. Mine Shafts

§7118. (3-20). Shaft Safety Pillars.

No stopping shall be done within 20 feet of a shaft that is regularly used for hoisting men or is used as the main passageway for men entering or leaving the mine. In no case shall stopping be done so as to endanger the shaft.